The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called for an internal review and policy changes at the University of Maryland. The civil rights group’s demand came after several Muslim students were assaulted during a football tournament on campus in October. Despite proper planning and notification for the event hosted by the Helping H...
The Department of Justice has accused the Memphis Police Department of consistently breaching constitutional rights, specifically discriminating against Black people, and using excessive force. This conclusion follows a detailed investigation sparked by the violent arrest and subsequent death of Tyre Nichols in January 2023. Assistant U.S. Att...
The U.S. has rejected Amnesty International’s report issued this week which accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said the U.S. views these allegations as unfounded, despite acknowledging the significance of NGOs in monitoring human rights. Patel emphasized U.S. concerns about the impac...
After a bizarre Supreme Court decision in November 2019, the mosque effectively become a relic of the past, but in 2020, those responsible for its demolition were acquitted by a special court in Lucknow, further burying justice By Iftikhar Gilani Today marks the 32nd anniversary of the demolition of the historic 16th century Babri Mosque, [&he...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US on Thursday urged a return to a UN-facilitated political process in Syria, saying that Bashar al-Assad’s refusal to engage led to recent developments. “We, with our partners, are urging allies to protect its civilians, including members of minority groups,” State Department deputy spokesman Veda...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Lebanese civil defense teams came under fire while looking for people trapped under rubble of buildings destroyed by Israel, local media said. Lebanon’s official National News Agency said Israeli artillery shelling targeted civil defense teams in Naqoura while searching the rubble of destroyed buildings in the area. The teams w...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A key Republican ally of President-elect Donald Trump introduced legislation Thursday in the Senate that, if enacted, would prohibit the federal government from using “West Bank” to refer to the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory. Sen. Tom Cotton’s legislation would mandate the federal government r...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Tesla and X head Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy met Thursday with some US Republican lawmakers to tackle remote work policies as part of efforts to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget, according to a report. ABC News reported that the two businessmen attended closed-door meetings with Republican me...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has named former Senator David Perdue to serve as ambassador to China. Trump highlighted Perdue’s “valuable expertise to help build our relationship with China,” citing his decades-long business career as a key asset. “As a Fortune 500 CEO, ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Egypt has proposed a cessation of fighting in Gaza for 45 to 60 days and opening the Rafah border crossing, Israeli media reported. The proposal also includes a gradual release of Israeli captives in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and an increase in the number of aid trucks into Gaza to some [&hellip...